Major Archeparchy of Kyiv–Halych

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Eastern Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction ecclesiastical jurisdiction major archeparchy primatial see

The Major Archeparchy of Kyiv–Halych is the principal ecclesiastical jurisdiction and primatial see of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, centered in Ukraine and led by its Major Archbishop.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
Major Archeparchy of Kyiv–Halych canonical	13
Major Archeparchy of Kyiv-Halych	3
Kyiv ecclesiastical province of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church	1
Major Archeparchy of Kyiv–Halych (as head of UGCC)	1
Major Archeparchy of Kyiv–Halych of the Ukrainians	1
Metropolitan Archeparchy of Kyiv–Halych	1
Ukrainian Greek Catholic Major Archeparchy of Kyiv–Halych	1
Ukrainian Greek Catholic ecclesiastical province of Kyiv–Halych	1
Києво-Галицький верховний архієпископат	1
Києво-Галицький верховний архієпископський престол	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2340640 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Major Archeparchy of Kyiv–Halych
Context triple: [Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, hasMajorArcheparchy, Major Archeparchy of Kyiv–Halych]

A. Major Archeparchy of Hajdúdorog
The Major Archeparchy of Hajdúdorog is the principal ecclesiastical jurisdiction and metropolitan see of the Hungarian Greek Catholic Church, overseeing its faithful and suffragan eparchies.
B. Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church is the largest Eastern Catholic Church, following the Byzantine Rite while being in full communion with the Pope and centered historically in western Ukraine.
C. Orthodox Church of Ukraine
The Orthodox Church of Ukraine is an autocephalous Eastern Orthodox church, recognized by the Ecumenical Patriarchate in 2019, that serves as the primary national Orthodox body in Ukraine.
D. Ukrainian Orthodox Church
The Ukrainian Orthodox Church is a major Eastern Orthodox Christian denomination in Ukraine that plays a central role in the country’s religious, cultural, and historical life.
E. Belarusian Greek Catholic Church
The Belarusian Greek Catholic Church is an Eastern Catholic Church of the Byzantine Rite that follows Belarusian liturgical traditions while being in full communion with the Roman Catholic Church.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Major Archeparchy of Kyiv–Halych
Target entity description: The Major Archeparchy of Kyiv–Halych is the principal ecclesiastical jurisdiction and primatial see of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, centered in Ukraine and led by its Major Archbishop.

A. Major Archeparchy of Hajdúdorog
The Major Archeparchy of Hajdúdorog is the principal ecclesiastical jurisdiction and metropolitan see of the Hungarian Greek Catholic Church, overseeing its faithful and suffragan eparchies.
B. Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church is the largest Eastern Catholic Church, following the Byzantine Rite while being in full communion with the Pope and centered historically in western Ukraine.
C. Orthodox Church of Ukraine
The Orthodox Church of Ukraine is an autocephalous Eastern Orthodox church, recognized by the Ecumenical Patriarchate in 2019, that serves as the primary national Orthodox body in Ukraine.
D. Ukrainian Orthodox Church
The Ukrainian Orthodox Church is a major Eastern Orthodox Christian denomination in Ukraine that plays a central role in the country’s religious, cultural, and historical life.
E. Belarusian Greek Catholic Church
The Belarusian Greek Catholic Church is an Eastern Catholic Church of the Byzantine Rite that follows Belarusian liturgical traditions while being in full communion with the Roman Catholic Church.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Eastern Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction ⓘ ecclesiastical jurisdiction ⓘ major archeparchy ⓘ primatial see ⓘ
canonicalErection	by papal decree ⓘ
cathedral	Patriarchal Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ ⓘ
church	Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church ⓘ
communionWith	Holy See ⓘ Pope of Rome ⓘ linked to: Pope
country	Ukraine ⓘ
denomination	Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Catholic Church worldwide
elevatedBy	Pope John Paul II ⓘ
establishedAsMajorArcheparchy	2004 ⓘ
governingBody	Synod of Bishops of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church ⓘ
governs	Ukrainian Greek Catholic faithful in its territory ⓘ
hasHead	Sviatoslav Shevchuk ⓘ
hasHeadTitle	Major Archbishop of Kyiv–Halych ⓘ
hasJurisdictionType	major archeparchy ⓘ
hasOrdinary	Major Archbishop of Kyiv–Halych ⓘ
hasRank	major archeparchy ⓘ
hasSuffragan	Archeparchy of Lviv ⓘ Eparchy of Chernivtsi ⓘ Eparchy of Kamyanets-Podilskyi ⓘ Eparchy of Kolomyia ⓘ Eparchy of Sambir–Drohobych ⓘ Eparchy of Stryi ⓘ
hasWebsite	https://ugcc.ua ⓘ
historicalSee	Halych ⓘ
isMetropolitanSeeOf	Ukrainian Greek Catholic ecclesiastical province of Kyiv–Halych ⓘ linked to: Major Archeparchy of Kyiv–Halych
isPrimatialSeeOf	Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church ⓘ
languageOfLiturgy	Ukrainian ⓘ
liturgicalTradition	Byzantine tradition ⓘ
locatedInEcclesiasticalRegion	Eastern Europe ⓘ
partOf	Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church ⓘ
primarySeeOf	Major Archbishop of Kyiv–Halych ⓘ
rite	Byzantine Rite ⓘ
seeCity	Kyiv ⓘ
subjectTo	Congregation for the Eastern Churches ⓘ linked to: Dicastery for the Oriental Churches
succeeds	Metropolitan Archeparchy of Kyiv–Halych ⓘ linked to: Major Archeparchy of Kyiv–Halych historic Metropolis of Halych ⓘ linked to: Halych historic Metropolis of Kyiv ⓘ
suiIurisChurch	Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church ⓘ
suiIurisStatus	major archepiscopal church head see ⓘ
territory	central Ukraine ⓘ linked to: Central Ukraine parts of eastern Ukraine ⓘ parts of northern Ukraine ⓘ
tradition	Kyivan Christian tradition ⓘ
usesTitle	Kyiv–Halych ⓘ linked to: Halychyna

How these facts were elicited